System x3550 (7978-82x)

System x3550 (7978-82x)
Network Server
Lenovo

30 Mar 2011
134891

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64 with KVM Service Pack 7 for SUSE® SLES 15

Virtual Machines (Guests OS):

SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 10	Arch: 32pae	Mode: Paravirtualized
SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server 10 for x86
	SP: Service Pack 4 for SLES 10	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized
Windows Server 2008
	SP: Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2008	Arch: 32	Mode: Fully Virtualized

Product Description
Designed for applications ranging from Web serving to workload consolidation and virtualization, the IBM System x3550 offers the high-speed quad-core processor with blazing front-side bus speed. Optimized for exceptional application computing, the x3550 features a highly functional infrastructure that addresses more memory, lowers power consumption and provides dramatic systems performance increases.

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	Rack Mount
Mother Board Revision:	1
BIOS/uEFI:	GFE149BUS - v1.17
CPU:	Intel Quad-Core Xeon® Processor X5470 3.33 GHz
RAM:	8 GB
Ports and Bus Types:	Serial 2 PCI Express X8 4 USB Ports
Video Adapter:	ATI ES1000
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM ServeRAID 8k-L , Serial SCSI (SAS) Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH , IDE
Hard Disk Drive:	2 IBM 26K5842 146.8GB 15K 3.5-inch SAS Hot-Swap HDD , Serial SCSI (SAS)
CD/DVD:	Panasonic UJDA770 , IDE
USB Keyboard:	Belkin® PS2-to-USB KVM
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 7.0-80.1

Config Notes

Install: An ISO image of the Install Media was used to install the Operating System via Virtual DVD-ROM device.
Serial port: General purpose serial port functionality is not provided by the hardware. Therefore the serial port is supported only for accessing the ILOM and the serial port certification test has been waived.
SAS driver: The megaraid_sas.ko driver is SUSE SolidDriver Program compliant. The driver was installed from the following rpm: lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-06.703.06.00_3.0.76_0.11-4.1.x86_64.rpm. This driver can be downloaded and installed after the SLES install. To obtain the driver go to: http://drivers.suse.com/driver-process/pub/update/LSI/sle11sp3/common/x86_64/lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-06.703.06.00_3.0.76_0.11-4.1.x86_64.rpm

Adapters and Drivers


ATI ES1000
	Driver Type: Video Driver	Driver Name: radeon_drv.so
	Driver Date: 17-Mar-2008	Driver Size: 283804
	Checksum: 54e340ac765f3dcceb97d352ece9f560

2 Broadcom® Integrated BCM5708C NetXtreme II GbE (Dual-port) controller
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: bnx2.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 205040
	Checksum: c664d311e873616a333874b02c6ea716

IBM ServeRAID 8k-L
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: aacraid.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 101244
	Checksum: 52379d5ebd5a1b6b9fec0ab910e13097

Intel Integrated 6321ESB ICH
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: piix.ko
	Driver Date: 04-Mar-2011	Driver Size: 19928
	Checksum: d0099d7345b155a9b2bf7e33bc9dca93

The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

Lenovo
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit:
support.lenovo.com

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System x3550 (7978-82x) - Yes Bulletin 134891 | SUSE